Bernardo BellottoItalian, 1721–1780Le Turc Genereux
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Where is “Le Turc Genereux” now? Collection: Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden, Dresden. Unknown.
Dresden, Germany
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- Image: Kupferstich-Kabinett Dresden — In Copyright
In the life of Bernardo Bellotto
The whole life1747–1757
Post: court painter
5 December 1758
Seeks work in Bayreuth
Bellotto received permission to enter Bayreuth, probably on the recommendation of the architect and stage designer Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, whom he had known in Dresden. He apparently failed to find work there.
January 1759
Moves to Vienna, to the court of Maria Theresa
Bellotto moved to Vienna and stayed there a little over two years. He had accepted Empress Maria Theresa's invitation in 1758, as his international reputation grew.
late 1761
Returns to war-torn Dresden
After almost a year in Munich, at the end of 1761 Bellotto returned to Dresden, still torn by war.
January 1761
To Munich with the Empress's recommendation
With a letter of recommendation from Maria Theresa, Bellotto went to Munich, where he met the Saxon heir Frederick Christian, then visiting the Bavarian Elector Maximilian III. For his hosts he painted a panorama of Munich and two views of Nymphenburg Palace (now in the Munich Residenz).




![[Dritter Intervall: Ballett der Indianer: Acht Indianer tanzen in einem Kreis, Stöcke hängen an Bändern von ihren Handgelenken, fünf Papageien fliegen], Giovanni Battista Balbi, 1649](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/spada-v-ab3-0019/max/000001.jpg)
![[Dritter Intervall: Ballett der Indianer: Acht Indianer in zwei gegenüberliegenden Reihen tanzend mit Stöcken in der Hand, zwischen ihnen fünf Papageien, im Hintergrund ein offener Vogelkäfig], Giovanni Battista Balbi, 1649](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/spada-v-ab3-0017/max/000001.jpg)
![[Dritter Intervall: Ballett der Indianer: Acht Indianer tanzen in Paaren mit Sonnenschirmen und Tamburins], Giovanni Battista Balbi, 1649](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/spada-v-ab3-0014/max/000001.jpg)
![[Une scène de Pourceaugnac], François Joullain, 1717–1778](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/caylus-a-c-p-d-v2-0930/max/000001.jpg)
![[Erster Intervall: Ballett der Eunuchen, Bären und Affen: Vier tanzende Eunuchen führen Bären an Ketten und tragen Trommeln], Giovanni Battista Balbi, 1649](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/spada-v-ab3-0005/max/000001.jpg)
![[Erster Intervall: Ballett der Eunuchen, Bären und Affen: Vier tanzende Eunuchen mit gießen den Boden mit Gießkannen], Giovanni Battista Balbi, 1649](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/spada-v-ab3-0004/max/000001.jpg)